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Doughty Deeds: An Account of the Life of Robert Graham of Gartmore, Poet & Politician, 1735-1797
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ISBN13: 9781025616247
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Doughty Deeds, an Account of the Life of Robert Graham of Gartmore, Poet & Politician, 1735-1797 is an insightful biographical study of a multifaceted Scottish figure who navigated the worlds of literature, colonial administration, and British politics. Written by the distinguished author R. B. Cunninghame Graham, this work reconstructs the life of his ancestor, a man whose career spanned from the ancestral estates of Scotland to the plantations of Jamaica. Robert Graham is perhaps most celebrated for his enduring lyric poem, If doughty deeds my lady please, but this account reveals the depth of a man who was also a significant political actor and a witness to the shifting tides of the late eighteenth century.
The narrative follows Graham's journey as he served as Receiver-General in the West Indies before returning to Scotland to involve himself in the intellectual and political ferment of the era. As a Member of Parliament and a Rector of Glasgow University, Graham's life offers a unique perspective on the intersection of commerce, Enlightenment ideals, and the governing of the British Empire. This biography serves as both a family tribute and a rigorous historical portrait, providing readers with a detailed look at the social and political landscape of the 1700s through the eyes of a true gentleman of the age.
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